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An Indian daily has written in an article that Iran is surprisingly different from what the West is trying to introduce to the world as part of its propaganda campaign.

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Trump Pushing US Army to Invade Iran: Top General

IFP Editorial Staff - July 22, 2018

The highest-ranking Iranian general says US President Donald Trump has been pressuring his country’s military commanders to take action against Tehran, stressing the need for Iranian Armed Forces to boost their preparedness.

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Don’t Play with Lion’s Tail, Iran’s President Tells Trump

IFP Editorial Staff - July 22, 2018

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has advised his US counterpart not to play with fire by voicing frequent threats against the Iranian nation, amid an escalating war of words between Tehran and Washington.

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Iran Reaffirms Religious Minorities Free to Be Elected to Local Councils

IFP Editorial Staff - July 21, 2018

Iranian authorities have ruled that members of religious minorities living in the country can be elected as members of city and village councils, reaffirming an existing law that had been rejected by the Guardian Council.

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Iran Marks Inscription of Bam Citadel as World Heritage

Fatemeh Askarieh - July 21, 2018

Iran recently held the first edition of an international festival to mark the inscription of Bam citadel and its cultural landscape on the List of World Heritage sites by the UNESCO in its 14th anniversary.

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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 21

IFP Editorial Staff - July 21, 2018

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday, July 21, 2018, and picked headlines from 17 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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10 Iranian Border Guards Killed in Clashes with PJAK Terrorists

IFP Media Wire - July 21, 2018

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, in a statement on Saturday, announced that ten IRGC forces have been killed in a terrorist attack on a border post in the western province of Kurdistan.

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Negotiating with US Not to Solve Iran’s Problems: Leader

IFP Editorial Staff - July 21, 2018

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, says holding talks with the United States and restoring relations with the country would not solve any of Tehran’s problems.

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Tehran, IAEA Signed No Secret Deal on University Inspection: Envoy

Alireza Hashemi - July 21, 2018

The Iranian envoy to the IAEA has rejected rumours that Iran and the Agency have signed a secret deal that gives the UN nuclear watchdog extraordinary access to Iranian researchers, suggesting the recent inspection of an Iranian university by the IAEA has been carried as part of Iran’s normal nuclear obligations.

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Even Underground Tunnels Used to Get Married in Iran!

Fatemeh Askarieh - July 21, 2018

One of the oldest and strangest traditions in Iran was to hold wedding ceremonies between widows and underground water tunnels called qanats.

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Pilot’s Error Main Cause of Iranian ATR Plane Crash: Official

IFP Media Wire - July 21, 2018

An official with the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran blamed the pilot and co-pilot for the February crash of an ATR passenger plane that killed 66 people in southwestern Iran.

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Turkey Working to Avoid Negative Impacts of US’ Sanctions on Iran

IFP Media Wire - July 21, 2018

Turkey's Foreign Ministry says the country's officials are working to prevent Ankara from being negatively affected by the US move to re-impose nuclear sanctions against Iran in the wake of Washington's withdrawal from a historic nuclear deal signed between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1 group of countries in 2015.

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Iranian Lake Changes Colour throughout the Day!

IFP Editorial Staff - July 21, 2018

There is a mysterious and gorgeous lake in Gilan province, northern Iran, whose colour changes during the day.

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Iran Condemns Israel’s “Jewish Nation-State” Law as Racist

IFP Editorial Staff - July 21, 2018

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly denounced the recent racist law approved by the Israeli Knesset, which recognizes Jewish supremacy over Palestinians.

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“Trump Resolved to Destroy European Union”

IFP Editorial Staff - July 20, 2018

An Iranian newspaper says the US aims to destroy the European Union, and Trump is the flag bearer of the collapse of the bloc.

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Sky Burial; Ancient Tradition of Iran’s Zoroastrians

Fatemeh Askarieh - July 20, 2018

Ancient Zoroastrians believed the dead body should be put in particular structures to be feasted upon by birds of prey, because the burial or burning of the corpses would cause water and soil to become dirty, which is forbidden in the ancient religion.

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Europeans Make Ridiculous Offer on Buying Iran’s Oil: Report

IFP Editorial Staff - July 20, 2018

The Europeans have reportedly put forward a ludicrous proposal on buying Iran’s crude oil as part of their efforts to save the Iran nuclear deal.

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“Israel’s Claim of Stealing Iran’s Nuclear Data Laughably Absurd”

IFP Media Wire - July 19, 2018

Iran has dismissed as “laughably absurd” an Israel-fabricated scenario, in which the agents with the regime's Mossad spy agency are claimed to have spirited away loads of "secret documents" on the country's nuclear work from a site in southern Tehran.

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“Russia to Do Its Best to Prevent Escalation of Iran-Israel Conflict”